The Road to the Cross | Good Friday

The Passage  

John 19:1-30, ESV  

WE ALL HAVE SINNED | Romans 3:23 

Pilate: Complacent, fearful, and failed to listen to his wife.  

The Pharisees: Prideful, fearful, and controlling    

The Soldiers: Scoffed and mocked Jesus as King 

The Disciples:  Disillusioned and despondent    

The Criminals:  Broke the law, reviled and robbed  

JESUS CAME TO SAVE SINNERS  

“The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance,  that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost”  – The Apostle Paul 

The Criminal that became a Christian | Luke 23:39–43  

• He acknowledged his guilt.   
• He had a fear for God.
• He recognized Jesus as innocent.
• He put his faith in Jesus for his future 

Ephesians 2:8-9, ESV 

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.